How does a program execute with respect to the operating system?
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16-10-2019 - |
Question
I am reading Operating Systems by William Stallings 6th edition and I came across this text,
Program execution:
A number of steps need to be performed to execute a
program. Instructions and data must be loaded into main memory, I/O devices
and files must be initialized, and other resources.
Now I am unable to understand how I/O devices and files are initialized on program execution? I assume it meant to start the I/O resources but what about the files? Please guide. Thanks
Solution
A initialized file means that you have comprobe that exist, or open it in some mode (write, read, r&w, etc) and create it if is not already.
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